Hat.



R. H. HOLMES.

HAT. APPLICATION FILED 0CT.1, 1914.

1,1 86,31 6. Patented June 6, 1916.

' 5 IIVI/ENTOR #05597 H. HOLMES ,4 TTORNEYS ROBERT E. HOLMES, 0F WOODMERE, NEW YORK.

HAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed October 1, 1914. Serial No. 864,411.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I,'Ronnnr H. HOLMES, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of IVoodmere, Long Island, county of Nassau, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hats, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention relates to bats and more particularly to the sweat bands thereof and has for its object to provide the exposed face of such sweat bands with means preferably in the form of rubber surfaces adapted to frictionally engage the head of the wearer in such a manner as to firmly hold the hat upon the head against accidental removal without exerting an injurious pressure thereon.

Sweat'bands have heretofore been combined with various materials for instance sponge rubber forming projections which extend materially above the exposed surfaces of the bands and intended primarily to maintain said bands at a distance from the head to form ventilating channels. Such projections must be of substantial dimensions and rigidity in order to accomplish the intended purposes and in consequence must exert an objectionable and injurious pressure upon the head of the wearer and do not materially assist in maintaining the hat on the head, but on the contrary support said hat in an uncomfortable and unusual position thereon.

My improvement particularly has in mind to avoid all of the above objectionable features and to rovide a means of maximum effectiveness or securing the hat upon the head and which substantially maintains the surface continuity of the sweat bands with which it is combined and thus permits the hat to sit comfortably and properly upon the head.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawings which show'examples of my improvement; it being understood that the dimensions of the various materials, par ticularly as to thickness are exaggerated for the sake of clearness.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section of a hat provided with my improved hat band; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof on the line 2-2 of Fig; 1 showing similar viewi showing the condition of the parts when the hat is pressed down upon the head; Fig. 4: is a detail face View of a portion of sweat band showing another form of my improvement; Figs. 5 and 6 are horizontal sections thereof on the line 55 of Fig. 4 corresponding to Figs. 2 and 3; Figs. 7 and 8 are similar views of still another form of my invention and Figs. 9 and 10 are detail views of still another form thereof.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2and 3 the exposed surface of the sweat band 10 is depressed at intervals preferably near its attached edge to form slight projections 11 extending above its opposite or inner surface into engagement with the hat 12. Sections or pieces 13 preferably of relatively thin sheet rubber are secured in any suitable manner to the exposed surface of said sweat band 10 in registry with the depressions thereon and are thus ocated opposite the projections 11 as clearly shown in Fig. 2. With this form of my improvement the position of the .parts is normally as indicated in Fig. 2

while if the hat is placed firmly upon the head the hat 12 will exert a pressure on the projections 11 and will thus cause the sec tions or pieces 13 to be brought into firm and frictional engagement with the head of the wearer or in other words the parts will assume the position shown in Fig. 3. At the same time as the pressure of the hat 12 is exerted the projections 11 will tend to flatten out thus placing said sections 13 under a slight tension and increasing their holding efiect. Owing to the small height of the projections 11 and to the fact that the sections 13 are very thin and in consequence project only very slightly above the surface of the sweat band no objectionable or injurious pressure is exerted on the head as the hat is placed firmly thereon. In other words the action of the projections merely brings the sections 13 into firm surface engagement with the head and owing to the frictional contact thus produced the hat is prevented from being unintentionally removed or blown from the head.

In the form illustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 the sweat band 10 isprovided at intervals with apertures 10 adapted to receive inserts 13 of rubber having substantially the same thickness as the sweat band and provided with a relatively thin projecting annular portion 13 and with a reduced portion 13 preferably curved as shown in Figs.

5. and 6. The inserts 13 are ligcated in the apertures 10 so that the preferably flat free surfaces thereof are substantially flush with.

the exposed surface of the sweat band and are secured in position for instance by gluing or otherwise fastening the annular portion 13 to the inner surface of the sweat band 10. Thus when the insefts are combined with the band as described the reduced portions 13 will projectsslightly beyond the bands inner surface to form sl ght projections corresponding to the ro ections 11 of Figs. 1, 2 and 3. \Vith this orm of my invention when the hat is firmly placed on the head the projecting portioni; 13 will be engaged by the hat 12 as shown in Fig. 6 and will in this manner bring .the flat surfaces of the inserts 13 into firm surface engagement with the head in the "'same way as in the form first described and similarly without exerting any objectionable or injurious pressure on the person o'f the wearer.-

. In the form shown in Figs. ,7 and 8 sections 13 of relatively thin sheet rubber are secured at intervals upon the exposed surface of the sweat band 10 in any suitable manner as by gluing and are preferably located adjacent to the attached edge of said band. The sections 13 are so thin as to produce only a very slight inequality in the exposed surface of the sweat band, the smoothness or surface continuity of which is in consequence not materially disturbed. In placing the hat with this form of my invention upon the head the sections 13 will be brought into. easy yet firm surface engagement with the head and on account of the frictional engagement thus brought about will prevent the hat from being unintentionally removed from the head.

As shown in Figs. 9 and 16 the rubber sections l3 are carried by disks 13 provided with prongs 13 or may themselves be provided with such prongs whei eby the said sections 13 may be secured to a sweat band at the desired points. That is; the prongs 13 are simply passed through the sweat band and turned over on the inner surface thereof so that the surfaces' 13 project above the band 10 only to a very slight degree, it being understood that the sections 13 and the disks 18 if used are relatively very thin. In this form also the band is thus provided at intervals with rubber surfaces adapted to frictionally engage the head of the wearer as hereinbefore described. In some cases the sections 13 and 13 may be countersunk into the band 10 so that the exposed surfaces of said sections will be flush with the exposed surface of said sweat band.

In none of the forms of my invention is the surface continuity of-the sweat. band materially disturbed from which follows that a hat provided with any form of my improvement will sit naturally and comfortably upon the head and yet will be firmly held thereon by the frictional engagement of the rubber surfaces with the head against any unintentional dislocation. At the same time no objectionable pressure will be exerted by said surfaces so that the hat may be worn for any length of time without any discomfort being occasioned owing to the presence of my improvement. The forms of my invention shown in Figs. 4 to 10 inclusive may be readily combined with sweat bands already combined with hats while the form first described may be combined therewith with very little trouble. If desired the active rubber surfaces may be roughened or cupped to still further increase the holding action thereof.

It will of course be obvious that the rubber friction surfaces may be located at intervals throughout the extent of the sweatband or that said surfaces may be confined within a predetermined extent thereof.

Various changes in the specific forms shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. The combination of a hat, a sweat band secured therein, and a friction element interrupting the exposed surface of said sweat band, and adapted to frictionally engage the head of the wearer, the efi'ective surface of said element being substantially flush with the exposed surface of said sweat band.

2. The combination of a hat, a sweat band secured therein, and rubber elements located at intervals along the exposed surface of said sweat band and adapted to frictionally engage the head of the wearer, the efiective surfaces of said rubber elements being substantially flush with the exposed surface of said sweat band.

3. The combination of a hat, a sweat band secured therein, and sections of relatively thin rubber secured to said sweat band at the exposed surface thereof and adapted to frictionally engage the head of the wearer, said sweat band being provided with depres'sions at the rear of said rubber sections and forming projections adapted to engage said hat whereby said rubber sections are placed under. tension in the direction of the circumference of the hat when the latter is 1n place on the head of the wearer.

4. The combination of a hat, a sweat band therefor provided with apertures, rubber inserts located in said apertures so as to be substantially flush with said band and means for securing said inserts in said apertures. I

5. The combination. of a hat, a sweat band therefor provided with apertures, rubber inserts located in said apertures and havin a surface exposed and substantially fiush with the exposed face of said band, projections on said inserts extending beyond the inner face of said band and means for securing said inserts in said apertures.

6. The combination of a hat, a sweat band therefor, sections of relatively thin sheet rubber located at intervals upon the exposed surface of said sweat band and prongs for securing said sections upon said band.

7. The combination of a hat,'a sweat band therefor, sections of relatively thin sheet ROBERT H. HOLMES.

lVitnesses I JOHN A. KEHLEXBECK, FRITZ ZIEGLER, Jr. 

